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035 _a(Sirsi) u35365
041 _aeng
245 _aLower rates pump up housing, but other markets lag behind
260 _c1990
350 _a0
490 _aEngineering News Record
_v25 January 1990, 34-41(6)
520 _aExamines prospects for the construction industry in the USA . At present the housing market does not look like it will be able to sustain growth, even with the decline in interest rates. Although the reduction in rates will keep construction orders at the present level. Other markets are discussed with regard to their consequences on the construction industry. Contains tables of construction contracts in the US, comparing 1988 to 1989 showing percentage change.
650 _aFORECAST
690 _aOVERSEAS-NORTH AMERICA
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c23166
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